William Gradit

William Gradit
Saint-Vallier Basket Drôme
Position	Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	May 29, 1982 (age 37); Strasbourg, France
Nationality	French
Listed height	6 ft 5.55 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight	211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school	Laurinburg Institute ; (Laurinburg, North Carolina)
College	Hill College (2001–2002)
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2004	Paris Racing
2004–2005	Rueil Pro
2004–2005	FC Mulhouse
2005–2006	Besançon BCD
2006–2009	JA Vichy
2009–2010	Stade Clermontois
2010	Boulazac Dordogne
2011–2012	Cholet
2012–2014	Chorale Roanne
2014–2016	Élan Chalon
2016–2017	Paris-Levallois
2017–present	SVBD
Career highlights and awards
	Pro B champion (2007);

Last updated October 19, 2019

William Gradit (born May 29, 1982) is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for SVBD of the Nationale Masculine 1.

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through the defender's hoop while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one or more one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated.

Saint-Vallier Basket Drôme, commonly known as SVBD, is a professional basketball club based in Saint-Vallier, France. The club was founded in 1993 and currently plays in the Nationale Masculine 1, the third tier of French basketball. Home games of the club are played at the Rives Sports Complex, which has capacity for 2,132 people.

The Nationale Masculine 1, abbreviated as NM1,, is the professional level third-tier division of men's club basketball in France. The two top teams from each season of the competition are promoted to the LNB Pro B, which is the French second division. The competition is organized by the French Basketball Federation (FFBB).

Early career

Gradit had his basketball debuts with the youth centre of ALM Évreux Basket (Pro B) between 1997 and 1999 before going to United States and attending the Laurinburg Institute and then going to the Hill College between 2000 and 2002.

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Professional career

Gradit joined Paris Racing of the French Pro A as a junior player of the team roster between 2002 and 2004. He then joined different Pro B teams, Rueil PB, FC Mulhouse Basket and Besançon BCD, before joining Vichy in 2006. With Vichy, Gradit won the Pro B championship in 2007 and consequently after the club's promotion he made his debut in Pro A. In 2009, he left Vichy for Stade Clermontois of the Pro B. In 2010, he joined Boulazac of the Pro B. In January 2011, he signs for Cholet Basket of the Pro A as a replacement for Fabien Causeur, who was injured.

FC Mulhouse Basket or simply Mulhouse is a French basketball club playing in National 2 (basketball) during the 2011–2012 season. The club is based in the commune of Mulhouse, in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders.

Besançon Basket Comté Doubs was a basketball club based in Besançon, France that played in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball. Their home arena was the Palais des Sports. The club was placed into receivership and liquidated; it ceased to exist as of 1 September 2009.

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References

External links

Gradit profile on LNB.fr

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